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Snack or meal: Feeling full depends on how you look at food, study...

Marketing food as snacks', is fuelling the obesity crisis.

30 Oct 2017 7:03 AM

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Time is brain: Recognise stroke symptoms and act quickly

Read on to find out more.

27 Oct 2017 12:34 PM

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How obesity contributes to promotes breast cancer

The study was conducted by scientists from Helmholtz Zentrum M¼nchen, Technische Universitat M¼nchen, and Heidelberg...

22 Oct 2017 6:51 AM

World Breastfeeding Week is observed on August 1 till August 7. (Photo: AFP)

Breast milk may soon become the next health craze

Sugarlogix, based in Berkely, California, has pegged the supplement to be the next big health craze.

21 Oct 2017 7:16 AM

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Fasting after every two days may help fight obesity

Here is what researchers discovered.

20 Oct 2017 4:36 AM

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Overweight men develop irregular heartbeat earlier than women

17 Oct 2017 4:27 AM

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled during the past generation. (Photo: Pixabay)

People with better education may have longer life, says study

Study of genes finds that people who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme...

14 Oct 2017 5:51 AM

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Child and teen obesity soars tenfold worldwide in 40 years: WHO report

This means that nearly 8 percent of boys and nearly 6 percent of girls worldwide were obese in 2016.

12 Oct 2017 2:09 PM

The babys condition deteriorated soon after birth due to breathing issues and needed oxygen supply immediately. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Caesarean born babies more likely to be obese, says study

New study finds children born via caesarean are more likely to have unbalanced amount of good and bad bacteria in their...

12 Oct 2017 4:48 AM

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Skipping breakfast may help to shed those extra kilos

Here is what researchers discovered.

11 Oct 2017 9:56 AM

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Obesity rates among children have peaked in rich countries

Globally, more children are still underweight rather than obese although the researchers think that will change by 2022...

11 Oct 2017 2:29 AM

Obesity was associated with lower volume of semen, sperm count, concentration, and motility, as well as greater sperm defects (Photo: AFP)

Working night shifts increases risk of abdominal obesity, says study

Researchers suggest modifying working schedules to avoid prolonged exposure to long-term night shifts might help reduce...

5 Oct 2017 2:41 AM